Still Planning Facility Layouts on 2D Floor Plans? You Are Risking the Contract.

The 2D Problem Is Not a Minor Issue

A company that submits a facility layout based on a 2D sketch is not showing its customer what they are actually purchasing. Spatial bottlenecks, service access routes, overhead clearances — none of these are visible in a plan view. Decisions are made on incomplete data. Once installation begins, the surprises follow: mispositioned modules, clashes with building structures, missing access points.

Reworking at that stage carries a cost — in time, in budget, and in customer trust. A company that presents a 3D layout during the proposal phase — one that depicts the installation plan with true spatial accuracy — holds a measurable advantage: the customer’s decision process shortens because questions resolve themselves before they arise.

The Approach That Changes This

Lino® 3D layout integrates facility layout planning directly into the SolidWorks CAD environment. The moment a component is placed, immediate feedback is available: Does it fit? Does it collide? Are clearances and movement envelopes correct? Snap technology and automatic recalculation replace manual dependency definitions. This is not a convenience feature — it is the difference between a proposal that holds and one that requires revision.

90% Less Engineering Effort — That Is Measurable

Layout planning combined with Design Automation makes the difference. Tacton® translates configuration rules directly into 3D models, drawings, and bills of materials. Users report up to 90% less effort in engineering. A company that still constructs every variant order manually is not demonstrating thoroughness — it is consuming capacity that is needed elsewhere.

Early Collision Detection: Not a Luxury, a Requirement

In a 3D model, conflicts are visible immediately — before a component enters production, before a technician arrives on site. Running this check during the planning phase takes minutes. Skipping it costs hours or days on site. The question is not whether a company can afford 3D facility layout planning — it is whether it can afford to ignore it.

A Single Data Source Across Sales, Engineering, and Installation

Timo Schenk, Configuration Project Manager at Gerhard Schubert GmbH, puts it directly: Lino® 3D layout creates the connection between modules. The 3D model delivers bills of materials, dimensions, and requirements lists without manual transfer and without data loss between departments. Eliminating media breaks eliminates one of the most common sources of error in project business.

See It Live — Not Just Described

On 11 June 2026, Lino demonstrates in a 30-minute webinar how Tacton® Design Automation and Lino® 3D layout work together — from the first component placement through to the completed bill of materials. Anyone still planning manually after this is making a deliberate choice.

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